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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 45 (setup 4, season 27)
Middlesbrough
v.
Stoke City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Tim KRUL17Jack BUTLAND
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Calum CHAMBERS2Brian WILSON
George FRIEND3Scott MALONE
Adam FORSHAW747Charlie ADAM
Daniel Sánchez AYALA5Christian KABASELE
Cristian ZACCARDO76Kurt ZOUMA
Lewis BAKER67John OSTER
José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena887Dale STEPHENS
Seydou DOUMBIA9Adama DIOMANDE
Rey VOLPATO107Stephen IRELAND
Britt ASSOMBALONGA116Saido BERAHINO
Manager
Adam REACH12Ryan SHAWCROSS
Andreas ISAKSSON13Lee GRANT
Patrick BAMFORD14Paul TAYLOR
Leon KNIGHT15Nikolay BODUROV
Rudy GESTEDE16Conor SAMMON

Middlesbrough 3 Stoke City 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 35,553, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Andy WOOLMER 7)
32 Doumbia, 65 Izquierdo, 69 DoumbiaScorers
Substitutions62 Zouma <=> Taylor
Sendings off
36 ForshawBookings79 Stephens
7Corners1
10Fouls9
14Offsides6
13Shots on4
10Shots off4
23Total shots8
8Shots saved4
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Tim KRUL
3A shot from ZACCARDO was kicked off the line by ZOUMA.
4AYALA clipped the ball through a ruck of players but the Stoke City 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
7A drive from AYALA seemed a certain goal but BUTLAND managed to parry the ball away.
17KRUL saved a beautiful effort from STEPHENS.
23DOUMBIA nodded the ball wide from just outside the area.
27The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from DOUMBIA.
32GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of DOUMBIA who tapped the ball past the helpless 'keeper. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
36FORSHAW booked.
38ASSOMBALONGA worked the ball to VOLPATO, DOUMBIA gathered his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the Stoke City 'keeper.
39The stunned BUTLAND was a mere bystander as a backpass from STEPHENS dropped just wide.
40IRELAND was put clear by KABASELE and he dummied the 'keeper but struck his shot just wide.
43A looping effort from DOUMBIA was tipped over by BUTLAND.
 
46DIOMANDE charged through the Middlesbrough defence but shot straight at KRUL.
56A lovely pass from IZQUIERDO, was flicked goalbound by ASSOMBALONGA only for the 'keeper to block.
61STEPHENS's shot was well saved by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
62A free-kick from STEPHENS went over the bar.
65GOAL!! A short goal-kick was intercepted by VOLPATO who setup IZQUIERDO with an easy chance. (2-0 Middlesbrough)
68KRUL was able to block a poor shot from BERAHINO.
69GOAL!! A great thirty yard shot from VOLPATO struck the woodwork and in the ensuing meleé the ball was headed into the net by DOUMBIA. (3-0 Middlesbrough)
74ASSOMBALONGA beat ADAM and drove the ball to IZQUIERDO who fired his shot wide.
79STEPHENS booked for dangerous play.
85FORSHAW made space on the right and knocked the ball to IZQUIERDO who rasped the ball wide.